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AFC Soccer Championship 2019

TECHNICAL REPORT AND STATISTICS

Technical Report and Statistics | 1 MESSAGE BY AFC PRESIDENT SHAIKH SALMAN BIN EBRAHIM AL KHALIFA

I am delighted to present the Technical Report We also express the AFC’s appreciation to the for the Asian Confederation (AFC) Beach LOC in Pattaya, of Soccer Championship which was so successfully Thailand and the Local Government for staging held in Pattaya, Thailand – demonstrating the an exceptional tournament and to our Member AFC’s continued commitment to delivering top Associations for their unity in supporting and level competition. expanding the reach of .

On behalf of the Asian football family I offer my The commendable performances from congratulations to who defeated the United emerging teams such as Palestine, Malaysia and Arab Emirates on penalties to take the title and Afghanistan are testimony to the increasingly third-placed Oman who will make up ’s three competitive nature and continued progress of representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World the in Asia. Cup in Paraguay. Those advances will be reflected in the pages of Asia has a proud history on the world stage in this Technical Report and I thank the Technical beach soccer with IR Iran claiming third place in the Study Group, the AFC Technical, Competitions last edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer and Referees Committees for their contributions in and I am confident Japan, UAE to a memorable tournament. and Oman will continue our remarkable record in Paraguay and build on the undeniable rise of the I would like to thank everyone for their valuable sport. contribution to this report.

There were 15 teams in the 2019 competition, a marked increase from the 12 teams that took part in the previous edition. This further underlines the success of our Vision and Mission to provide more opportunities for Asia’s teams and players to compete in top level competitions. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa AFC President AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 CONTENTS

COMPETITION MATCH REPORTS RESULTS AND OVERVIEW STATISTICS

TECHNICAL GOALSCORING TEAM TOPICS ANALYSIS PROFILES

REFEREES STAR COACHES SELECTION TALKING POINTS

AWARDS EXTRA-TIME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Section 1: COMPETITION overview

GROUP A GROUP B Group A THAILAND , PALESTINE, MALAYSIA, AFGHANISTAN Group B LEBANON, CHINA P.R, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, Group C JAPAN, , , Group D I.R. IRAN , OMAN, IRAQ

THAILAND PALESTINE MALAYSIA AFGHANISTAN LEBANON CHINA P.R. KRYGYZ UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC EMIRATES

GROUP C GROUP D

JAPAN BAHRAIN KUWAIT QATAR ISLAMIC OMAN IRAQ REPUBLIC OF IRAN

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

Group Stage

A group stage of drama and quality whittled the AFC Beach Soccer Championship field from 15 down to eight, with Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Japan and Oman emerging from the frenetic first six days of the competition as group winners.

Group A Palestine had been absent from the 2017 edition of the tournament, but made up for lost time to lead the way in Group A, as Maisara Al Bawwab and Mahmoud Al Neirab combined for seven goals to help Imaeldeen Hashim’s side win all three matches and top the group.

An opening night 5-2 win over Thailand was followed by a 3-2 success against Afghanistan two days later, with a thrilling 6-5 win over Malaysia on Matchday Three securing a perfect nine points for the West Asians.

Losing to Palestine nearly ended Malaysia’s campaign, but already-eliminated Thailand roused themselves for a 2-0 win against Afghanistan, ensuring Malaysia’s three points and superior head-to-head record would be enough for a ticket to the last eight.

Group B With two of the semi-finalists from the previous staging of the tournament drawn together, Group B appeared a challenging proposition for China PR and debutants Kyrgyz Republic, and so it proved, as UAE and Lebanon sealed returns to the knockout stage.

The Emiratis won all three of their matches, easing past Kyrgyz Republic (6-1) and China PR (6-2) before overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Lebanon 3-2 in the final match and seal top spot in the section.

Lebanon’s path to the knockout stage was confirmed in earlier wins over China PR (5-3) and Kyrgyz Republic (11-2), with Amarelle’s Chinese side going home with a smile after they earned a thumping 9-3 win over the Central Asians on Matchday Three.

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

Group Stage

Group C Japan reigned supreme in Group C, earning comprehensive back-to-back wins over Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain to finish with a perfect nine points, and Ozu Moreira sharing the lead at the top of the scoring charts with teammate Shusei Yamauchi.

A 6-2 Matchday Three win over Bahrain ultimately decided the group, but Mahmood Al Ghawi’s side had already qualified by virtue of their earlier 5-2 wins over Qatar and Kuwait.

Kuwait’s disappointment at failing to advance to the knockout stage was tempered slightly by their stirring final performance, where they dominated from start to finish to secure an 8-1 win over last-placed Qatar

Group D Reigning champions Islamic Republic of Iran came into the competition as the second-ranked team in the world, and they showed their class early, winning all three periods to beat Iraq 5-2 in their tournament opener.

Oman were equally impressive on their first outing, producing a searing first 12 minutes before claiming a 6-3 win over the Iraqis to qualify for the knockout stage, and set up a mouth-watering Matchday Three match against the holders.

That group decider lived up to its lofty expectations, with Oman finally prevailing 4-3 in a wonderful exhibition of beach soccer to consign Iran to a quarter-final showdown against Japan.

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

quarter-finals

Eight teams entered, but only four survived, as Oman, Japan, UAE and Palestine advanced on a hugely significant quarter-final day in Pattaya. The most notable casualty was undoubtedly defending champions Islamic Republic of Iran, who suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat against Japan, with Takuya Akaguma’s goal in the second minute of extra-time proving decisive.

Semi-finalists in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2017, the Iranians will be absent from the 2019 finals, after squandering a 2-0 first-period lead against their fellow Asian beach soccer giants in a pulsating game that had all the quality and the intensity of a continental final.

Joining Japan in the last four were Palestine, who prevailed in a similarly dramatic match against Lebanon, with Imadeldeen Hashim’s side holding on for a historic win after Mahmoud Al Neirab put in the lead for the first time in the match with just 90 seconds remaining.

Lebanon’s prolific Haitham Fattal scored twice, taking his tally to six for the tournament, but they suffered a painful knockout stage elimination for the second successive edition of the tournament, deferring their World Cup dream for another two years.

Oman continued their winning streak, but it took late goals from Khalid Al Oraimi and Yahya Al Araimi to secure a hard-fought 5-3 win over a gallant Bahrain. Both sides scoring in the opening minute, and they shared five goals between them in an energetic opening period, but Talib Hilal’s side pulled away when it mattered most to take their tournament record to three wins from three.

The remaining semi-final didn’t have the tension of quarter-final day’s other epic encounters, but it did feature a standout performance from United Arab Emirates, who convincingly swept Malaysia aside to win 8-1. Three goals in the opening period, and four in the last, underlined UAE’s dominance, as the World Cup regulars brought Malaysia’s run to the knockout stage to an end, and set up an enticing semi-final against neighbours Oman.

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

Semi-finals

UAE and Japan advanced to the AFC Beach Soccer Championship Final, and became the first two Asian sides to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, after wins of a vastly different nature on semi-final day.

Mohammed Almaazmi’s UAE side prevailed in an arm-wrestle of an encounter with Oman, with the excellent Waleed Beshr finally sealing a 3-2 win with a 34th-minute winner.

Fresh from their stress-free win over Malaysia 24 hours prior, the Emiratis raced to a sixth-minute lead through Hasham Al Munatser, but Nooh Al Zadjali gave Oman a new lease on life when he equalised midway through the second period.

Abbas Ali Daryaei wasted no time restoring the UAE’s lead, scoring just seconds later, but, once again, Oman managed to recover, this time through a somewhat fortuitous Sami Al Bulushi, who deflected teammate Jalal Al Sinani’s shot into the net with eight minutes remaining.

Then, with extra-time looking the likely outcome, Beshr scored a wonderful volley to take his side into the final, and ensure they’ll be among the 16 global finalists in Paraguay.

While UAE’s win wasn’t a sure thing until the final whistle, Japan’s path to the decider was far more straightforward, as they overpowered Palestine to win 6-0.

Ozu Moreira scored two thumping free kicks, taking his Thailand goal tally to eight in five games, while Suhsei Yamauichi continued his streak of scoring in every match of the tournament to join his captain atop the scoring charts.

Palestine fought bravely, but struggled to make inroads going forward, leaving them to turn their attention to the third place play-off, and final shot at a historic ticket to the World Cup, against Oman.

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

3RD/4TH PLACE Match

Oman achieved a third qualification to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. after they beat Palestine 2-1 on penalties, to claim third place after a 2-2 draw. Oman had been 2-0 down with just eight minutes remaining, but a rapid-fire brace from Sami Al Bulushi forced a shootout, where Talib Hilal’s side ultimately prevailed.

Having defied all expectations to reach the semi-finals for the first time, Palestine’s loss ended their dream of a maiden Beach Soccer World Cup appearance in Paraguay at the final hurdle.

A heavy 6-0 defeat to Japan had dashed Palestine’s chances of becoming Asian champions 48 hours earlier, but Imadeldeen Hashim’s side still sensed a major opportunity, and they started strongly in the all-important play-off

Islam Abuobayda gave Palestine the lead with just over a minute remaining in the first period, and a sensational long-range header from Fadi Al Arawi doubled the tally, when the 30-year-old intercepted a long throw from Oman goalkeeper Amjad Al Hamdani with his head, and sent the ball all the way into the back of the net from long range.

After a string of saves from Palestine’s Fady Jaber, Oman still faced a two-goal deficit into the final period, but Sami Al Bulushi salvaged their World Cups with two goals in three minutes.

His second, a clever back-heel, was Al Bulushi’s sixth of the tournament, with the 24-year-old scoring in all five of Oman’s matches in Pattaya. Palestine show late signs of fatigue, but Oman were unable to push on for a winner in regulation, leaving the identity of Asia’s third and final representative to be decided by penalties.

An early miss from Abdullah Salim gave Palestine hope, but Al Hamdani saved from Mahmoud Al Neirab, before Alaa Atiya missed Palestine’s final effort to finally confirm Oman as one of the 16 teams to qualify for Paraguay 2019.

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Section 2: MATCH REPORTS

final

Japan emerged as the beach soccer kings of Asia, beating UAE 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 Final.

Takaaki Oba slammed home the winning penalty, after Masuyaki Komaki and Ozu Moreira scored Japan’s goals during a gripping and high-quality decider. UAE valiantly fought back from 2-0 down thanks to two goals in two minutes from Ali Mohammad, but the West Asians couldn’t find a third, meaning the match was decided by spot kicks. The teams traded early shots at goal, but it was 36-year-old Komaki who opened the scoring after being cleverly supplied by Shusei Yamauchi in the seventh minute.

Ozu had been key to Japan’s run to the final, and he played an influential role again on the big stage, extending their lead to 2-0 with an opportunistic long-range volley, which bounced in off the sand in the 16th minute. It looked as though Ruy Ramos’ charges were cruising to the Asian title, but the Emiratis bravely fought back, with Ali Mohammad scoring twice in a two-minute span just before the end of the second period.

Mohammad’s first goal was expertly laid on by a driven pass by the impressive Waleed Beshr, while his second was scrambled into the back of the net after goalkeeper Humaid Jamal had sent a long range effort into the post.

Neither a gripping final period, nor three minutes of extra-time, could provide a clear winner, meaning Asia’s champions would be decided by spot kicks. Ozu, Haitham Mohamed and Yamauchi all converted their efforts with little fuss, but UAE captain Walid Mohammad blasted his effort over the crossbar, giving Oba the decisive chance, and he duly converted to confirm a dramatic win.

Japan’s night of glory in Pattaya gave them their third Asian title, and their first since the tournament came under the AFC umbrella in 2017.

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

GROUP A GROUP B

TEAM P W WE WP L F A GD PTS TEAM P W WE WP L F A GD PTS PALESTINE 3 3 0 0 0 14 9 5 9 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3 3 0 0 0 15 5 10 9 MALAYSIA * 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 -1 3 LEBANON 3 2 0 0 1 18 8 10 6 THAILAND * 3 1 0 0 2 8 10 -2 3 CHINA P.R. 3 1 0 0 2 14 14 0 3 AFGHANISTAN 3 0 1 0 2 5 7 -2 2 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 3 0 0 0 3 6 26 -20 0 MATCH SCORE MATCH SCORE AFGHANISTAN vs MALAYSIA 3-2 AET (1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 1:0) LEBANON vs CHINA P.R. 5:3 (0:1, 2:1, 3:1) THAILAND vs PALESTINE 2:5 (1:0, 1:4, 0:1) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 6:1 (2:0, 2:1, 2:0) PALESTINE vs AFGHANISTAN 3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 2:1) KYRGYZ REPUBLIC vs LEBANON 2:11 (1:3, 0:1, 1:7) MALAYSIA vs THAILAND 5:4 (3:0, 1:1, 1:3) CHINA P.R. vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2:6 (1:2, 0:1, 1:3) MALAYSIA vs PALESTINE 5:6 (2:1, 2:3, 1:2) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs LEBANON 3:2 (1:2, 2:0, 0:0) THAILAND vs AFGHANISTAN 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0) CHINA P.R. vs KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 9:3 (1:1, 5:1, 3:1)

* The standing table is based on points, goal-difference and number of goals of the teams tied

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

GROUP C GROUP D

TEAM P W WE WP L F A GD PTS TEAM P W WE WP L F A GD PTS JAPAN 3 3 0 0 0 21 4 17 9 OMAN 2 2 0 0 0 10 6 4 6 BAHRAIN 3 2 0 0 1 12 10 2 6 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 2 1 0 0 1 8 6 2 3 KUWAIT 3 1 0 0 2 11 14 -3 3 IRAQ 2 0 0 0 2 5 11 -6 0 QATAR 3 0 0 0 3 4 20 -16 0 MATCH SCORE MATCH SCORE BAHRAIN vs QATAR 5:2 (2:0, 0:1, 3:1) IRAQ vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 2:5 (1:2, 0:1, 1:2) JAPAN vs KUWAIT 8:1 (3:0, 3:1, 2:0) OMAN vs IRAQ 6:3 (3:1, 2:0, 1:2) KUWAIT vs BAHRAIN 2:5 (0:1, 1:1, 1:3) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN vs OMAN 3:4 (1:2, 0:0, 2:2) QATAR vs JAPAN 1:7 (1:2, 0:5, 0:0) JAPAN vs BAHRAIN 6:2 (1:1, 4:1, 1:0) QATAR vs KUWAIT 1:8 (0:1, 0:4, 1:3)

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

Quarter-Finals MATCH SCORE OMAN vs BAHRAIN 5:3 (3:2, 0:1, 2:0) JAPAN vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 3-2 AET (0:2, 1:0, 1:0, 1:0) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs MALAYSIA 8:1 (3:0, 1:1, 4:0) PALESTINE vs LEBANON 4:3 (0:1, 2:1, 2:1)

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

SEMI-FINALS MATCH SCORE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs OMAN 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) PALESTINE vs JAPAN 0:6 (0:2, 0:1, 0:3)

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

3rd/4th PlacE Match MATCH SCORE PALESTINE vs OMAN 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

FINAL MATCH SCORE JAPAN vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2-2 AET 3:1 PSO (1:0, 1:1,2:1,3:1)

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Section 3: RESults and statistics Team Ranking

TOURNAMENT STAGE TEAM NAME RANKING

Final JAPAN 1

Final UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2

3rd/4th Place OMAN 3

3rd/4th Place PALESTINE 4

Quarter-Finals LEBANON 5

Quarter-Finals ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 6

Quarter-Finals BAHRAIN 7

Quarter-Finals MALAYSIA 8

Group B CHINA P.R. 9

Group A THAILAND 10

Group C KUWAIT 11

Group A AFGHANISTAN 12

Group D IRAQ 13

Group C QATAR 14

Group B KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 15

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Section 3: RESults and statistics

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Section 3: RESults and statistics SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS

REACH IMPRESSIONS REACH 422150 300023 795600

VIEWS VIEWS IMPRESSIONS 66165 39152 5596

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Section 3: RESults and statistics Disciplinary Record Fairplay Report

NUMBER TEAM NAME P Y R TEAM NAME TOTAL

1 OMAN 2 1 0 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 52.00

2 IRAQ 3 1 0 JAPAN 51.50

3 AFGHANISTAN 4 1 1 PALESTINE 49.75

4 BAHRAIN 4 2 0 OMAN 42.75

5 I.R. IRAN 6 2 0 MALAYSIA 35.50

6 MALAYSIA 4 3 0 LEBANON 35.50

7 QATAR 3 4 0 BAHRAIN 27.75

8 THAILAND 2 5 0 AFGHANISTAN 26.50

9 LEBANON 4 5 0 QATAR 25.00

10 JAPAN 5 5 0 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 24.75

THAILAND 23.25

KUWAIT 22.75

CHINA P.R. 22.50

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 19.75

IRAQ 15.00

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Section 4: technical topics

The better teams all showed tactical flexibility, technical abilities, Oman has the potential to rival talent and a hunger for glory, and none more so the traditional powerhouses in beach soccer. than Japan. With a line-up full of exquisite players, combining youth and experience, coupled with The game is moving towards a greater level of voracious ambition and balance emanating from control; there is widespread awareness that a goal the bench, they set extremely high standards at this can come from anywhere in beach soccer, and tournament. teams try to limit their opponent’s goalscoring opportunities resulting in a tendency among most The game of beach soccer promises a future where teams to launch fewer attacks. Having greater players will only be limited by their own imagination, control of the ball and space, with phases of and where anyone with enough desire can become possession lasting longer and a more selective a true star. Some Member Associations have risen approach to goal, places more technical and tactical to the challenge and this was evident through a demands on the players, a trend which was evident more professional approach with more complete, in this competition. self-assured players with greater tactical resources and confidence. Accordingly, more than 60% of goals were scored from inside the team’s own penalty area, 30% within EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE MATCHES the team’s own half, and only a few scored from LED US TO THE FOLLOWING KEY beyond the halfway line. There is much less risk in FINDINGS shooting from long distance; the chances of success are generally much lower. The players and teams that take part regularly in domestic and continental competitions showed GOALKEEPERS - OFTEN THE KEY the greatest level of development and preparation. TO SUCCESS Regular matches and training sessions translates As well as being excellent with the ball at their feet, into significant improvement year on year which, in some cases verging on exquisite, goalkeepers combined with experience, means the best tend to are now much more dominant of their space and be those that have more than five to seven years are able to react tremendously to the movement playing at the highest level. of the ball, especially in one-on-ones and free-kicks; as a result, the percentage of goals scored has Oman caused a degree of shock in their first gone down compared with previous editions of the matches, but the experience of their rivals competition. subsequently shone through in the areas mentioned above. Blessed with exceptional physical and

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Section 4: technical topics

It was evident that the goalkeeper plays an TRANSITION GAME PLAYED important role in a match. A steady, fit & strong While a small number of teams applied the high mentality goalkeeper not just is a leader in pressure tactics in the upper half, most teams defence but also give lots of support during the attack. pressed aggressively at the moment they lost possession. This strategy calls for good physical VERSATILE COACHES conditioning to implement successfully. We should highlight the tactical variations used by MENTALITY PLAYS A ROLE most teams. All have their own personal style, but they are also all capable of varying their attacking Some teams were unable to play to their and defensive approaches in order to neutralise optimal level consistently due to reduced mental the virtues or capitalise on the weaknesses of their toughness while many demonstrated great rivals: we witnessed matches of much greater winning desire to fight for victory. tactical quality this year. A WELL-PREPARED GAME PLAN The use of the goalkeeper starting the game A well-prepared game plan is considered to with his feet, with the traditional 1-2-2 system, be a key element in success. Coaches have to or the 1-2-1-1 variant, was also key during the analyse their opponents’ changing strengths & competition, and while we have already seen this weaknesses before the tournament starts, at for a number of years in Japan’s approach, we saw different stages during the competition, as well as how it has now been adopted by more teams, during each match. even if it is not their primary tactic.

While this system was originally created to seek EDUCATION superiority by using the goalkeeper to start the We recommend the introduction of more youth game and subsequently established a philosophy development programmes in order to prepare of greater spectacle and creativity, at times during young players for the next AFC Beach Soccer this championship, it was used more to coax Championship. the opponents out of their own half, to exhaust them physically and mentally, or even just to keep possession of the ball. -

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Section 4: technical topics

- FITNESS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEACH The AFC Beach Soccer Championship is an unusual event in that SOCCER DEVELOPMENT the coaches have to cope with diverse parameters of physical 1. To increase the number of participating teams at condition. On the other hand, the game has become more the next AFC Beach Soccer Championship physical and there is a requirement to work on fitness and physique in order to compete with other teams. The game requires more 2. A complete team of experts, consisting of a speed and strength and whilst progress is being made, with each team manager, a head coach, an assistant coach, delegation including a specific physical conditioning coach, at a goalkeeping coach and conditioning coach, is times fitness negatively impacted movement off the ball. needed for a more professional approach. FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES 3. Beach soccer coaching courses are vital to There was a notable trend towards zonal marking. Few teams develop the game further. had rigid playing structures. In line with the improvement of 4. Beach soccer is a very technical game. However, direct-attacking skills, most made constant switches between coaches have to promote more fair play. 1-3-1 and 1-4-0 systems, frequently using a 2-2 formation in the attacking third. The teams equipped to exert sustained 5. Each country should promote a beach soccer high pressure usually did so in a 1-1-1-2 formation designed to league on a home and away basis to ensure the disturb the opponents’ build up. The second and third rungs of players are involved in a sufficient number of defence were usually zonal – and there was a noticeable trend matches to increase competition and exposure. towards this style of defending rather than individual marking. The upward trend in fitness levels permitted greater mobility and positional flexibility. HIGH LEVEL AND HIGH INTENSITY GAMES Keeping a level head under pressure is a key skill in beach soccer. It was noticeable that the players from the big leagues were better at coping with the intensity and maintaining their concentration. This was the view of the AFC observers after examining some of the lapses which had proved crucial in certain games. The question was how best to train players to play at the highest level, on the biggest stage and to give them the emotional intelligence to deal with the situations they encounter.

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Section 5: GOALSCORING ANALYSIS How goals were scored when goals were scored NO GOAL TYPE GOALS OVERALL 29 MATCHES

1 Combination Play 43 Total goals scored 214

2 GK Distribution 20 1st and 5th minute 21

3 Solo effort 20 6th and 10th minute 23

4 Exceptional finish 4 11th and 15th minute 32

5 Defensive error 15 16th and 20th minute 37

6 Rebound 12 21st and 25th minute 22

7 Counter Attack 8 26th and 30th minute 33

8 Direct from a free-kick 41 31st and 35th minute 34

9 Following from a free-kick 2 36th and 40th minute 9

10 Own Goal 4 Extra time 0 11 Penalty 5 where goals were scored Total 214 OVERALL 29 MATCHES

Penalty mark 25

Inside penalty area 72

Between penalty mark and goal line but outside penalty area 26

Half Line 25

Between penalty and half line 29

From own half 22

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Section 5: GOALSCORING ANALYSIS GOALS SCORED goals conceded Average Goals Scored GOALS AVERAGE NO GOAL TYPE GOALS NO TEAM P NO TEAM P CONCEDED SCORE 1 JAPAN 32 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 32 (total) 1 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 3 26 1 JAPAN 6 5.33 UNITED ARAB 2 28 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 28 (total) EMIRATES 2 MALAYSIA 4 21 2 LEBANON 4 5.25 UNITED ARAB 3 PALESTINE 6 20 3 6 4.67 3 LEBANON 21 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 21 (total) EMIRATES

4 QATAR 3 20 4 CHINA P.R. 3 4.67 4 OMAN 19 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 19 (total)

5 BAHRAIN 4 15 5 OMAN 5 3.8 5 PALESTINE 19 (G), 0 (PK), 1 (Own), 20 (total) 6 OMAN 5 14 6 BAHRAIN 4 3.75 6 CHINA P.R. 13 (G), 1 (PK), 0 (Own), 14 (total) 7 KUWAIT 3 14 7 KUWAIT 3 3.67

7 MALAYSIA 12 (G), 0 (PK), 1 (Own), 13 (total) 8 CHINA P.R. 3 14 8 PALESTINE 6 3.33

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC 9 LEBANON 4 12 9 3 3.33 8 BAHRAIN 12 (G), 1 (PK), 2 (Own), 15 (total) OF IRAN

10 IRAQ 2 11 10 MALAYSIA 4 3.25 9 KUWAIT 11 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 11 (total)

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC 10 10 (G), 0 (PK), 0 (Own), 10 (total) OF IRAN

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Section 5: GOALSCORING ANALYSIS top scorer

OZU MOREIRA SHUSEI YAMAUCHI HAITHAM FATTAL SAMI FAIL AL BULUSHI HUSSEIN ABDULLAH

MAISARA ALBAWWAB TAKUYA AKAGUMA ABDULLATIF ALHAMAD ABDULRAHMAN HAN XUEGENG ALYAQOUB

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Section 5: GOALSCORING ANALYSIS Fastest goal

MAISARA ALBAWWAB KAMAL SAJJAD 2 SECONDS 40 SECONDS 60 SECONDS

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES Japan

Coach

Matches

RAMOS RUI Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT 8 March 2019 JAPAN VS KUWAIT 20:30 8:1 JAPAN COUNTRY GROUP MATCHES DATE OF BIRTH 9 FEBRUARY 1957 10 March 2019 QATAR VS JAPAN 20:30 1:7 Outstanding Players 12 March 2019 JAPAN VS BAHRAIN 17:30 6:2 JAPAN VS ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 IRAN 17:30 3:2 SEMI-FINAL 15 March 2019 PALESTINE VS JAPAN 19:00 0:6 10 9 8 2 7 FINAL 17 March 2019 JAPAN VS UAE 19:00 2:2 (PSO 5:3) OZU SHUSEI MASAYUKI TAKUYA TAKAAKI MOREIRA YAMAUCHI KOMAKI AKAGUMA OBA TEAM DATA Japan Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 5

1. Basic formation 3-1 or 4-0. 2. Play short pass in attacking build-up area 3. Controlled build-up play involving outfield players 4. Rapid transition from defence to attack 5. Very patient and organized throughout games 6. Strong mentality, good fighting spirit 7. Good morale and confident. 8. Timely substitutions and try to evenly distribute playing time among the players. 9. Apply alternative system to break opponent marking system. 10. Defend as a unit in own half 11. Get back quickly after lose possession (quick transition) Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction 12. Effective and various set plays 13. Occasional man to man marking

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 SHINGO TERUKINA 26.13 33.34 30.03 39 29.35 39 196.85 0 8 0 10 3 0 0 52 9 12 (TERUKINA) 2 TAKUYA AKAGUMA 9.03 15.25 9.44 11.27 10.37 14.09 69.45 5 10 1 19 0 6 3 0 0 0 (AKAGUMA) 3 TOMOYUKI IINO 8.52 3.02 7.09 1.53 8.48 6.41 35.05 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 (IINO) 4 KOSUKE MATSUDA 12.03 17.09 11.21 10.43 0.00 0.00 50.76 0 3 0 2 0 9 2 0 0 0 1 (MATSUDA) 5 TERUKI TABATA 15.53 16.18 16.72 14 12.43 15.41 90.27 0 6 0 6 2 21 5 0 0 0 1 (TABATA) 6 NAOYA MATSUO 15.12 17.56 11.05 18.31 20.22 20.15 102.41 1 5 3 10 4 16 6 0 0 0 (MATSUO) 7 TAKAAKI OBA 12.01 21.31 16.19 22.51 22.49 23.59 118.1 3 11 2 20 3 19 7 0 0 0 (OBA) 8 MASAYUKI KOMAKI 11.30 8.07 12.25 10.04 11.26 11.24 64.16 2 6 0 12 2 14 3 0 0 0 (KOMAKI) 9 SHUSEI YAMAUCHI 12.31 11.42 14.58 15.01 11.46 13.02 77.8 8 18 0 9 3 7 5 0 0 0 (YAMAUCHI) 10 OZU MOREIRA 32.29 23.46 32.47 39 31.37 39 197.59 9 22 1 32 4 58 22 0 0 0 1 (OZU) 11 MASANORI 14.26 9.20 11.40 12.33 13.52 11.49 72.2 4 13 0 16 1 11 6 0 0 0 1 OKUYAMA (OKUYAMA) 12 TOMOYA GINOZA 9.47 2.20 5.57 0.00 6.25 0.00 23.49 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 1 (GINOZA)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES United Arab Emirates

Coach

Matches

MOHAMED ABBAS Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT 7 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 19:00 6:1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES COUNTRY GROUP MATCHES DATE OF BIRTH 31 OCTOBER 1980 9 March 2019 CHINA P.R. vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 19:00 2:6 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs LEBANON 16:00 3:2 QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs MALAYSIA 19:00 8:1 SEMI-FINAL 15 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs OMAN 17:00 3:2

FINAL 17 March 2019 JAPAN vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 19:00 2:2 (PSO 2 3 4 10 5:3) HAITHAM AHMED WALEED WALID MOHAMED BESHR BESHR MOHAMMAD SALEM SALEM TEAM DATA UAE Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 3

1. Basic formation 3-1 or 2-1-1. 2. Solid in defence & look for the counter attack quickly. 3. Strong team ethic; commitment; ‘never give up’ mentality. 4. Patient build-up; good movements to open passing lines. 5. Deep 1-1-2-1 defending; individual marking with little pressure on ball. 6. Well-organised 1-1-1-2 or 1-2-2 zonal defending with sustained high pressing. 7. Aggressive individual (often deep) 1-1-2-1 defending; fast counterattacks. 8. Very strong in 1v1 duels.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 MOHAMED ABDULLA 24.00 24.00 12.00 16.41 27.36 12.00 115.77 1 7 0 14 0 0 0 26 8 10 (AL BAHRI) 2 HAITHAM MOHAMED 15.23 14.37 14.31 20.50 10.36 18.53 93.3 3 9 1 13 0 24 4 0 0 0 (HAITHAM) 3 AHMED BESHR 16.24 16.24 19.57 17.55 19.52 25.06 114.18 1 9 3 17 3 9 13 0 0 0 SALEM (A.BESHR) 4 WALEED BESHR 19.49 22.20 18.55 5.14 20.54 23.45 109.37 4 8 1 13 2 32 3 0 0 0 1 SALEM (WALID.B) 5 ABBAS ALI DARYAEI 16.26 15.57 14.15 17.12 15.56 23.38 102.04 3 11 0 11 1 30 8 0 0 0 1 (ABBAS) 6 KAMAL ALI (KAMAL) 7.51 9.50 12.07 11.20 11.53 16.42 68.23 3 9 0 16 0 13 1 0 0 0

7 HASHAM MUNTASER 14.48 16.05 18.07 16.58 17.05 13.58 95.81 3 17 1 21 2 14 4 0 0 0 ALMUNTASER (HESHAM 8 ALI MOHAMMAD 18.24 15.41 16.06 15.00 14.41 15.24 94.36 3 11 0 11 2 23 9 0 0 0 (ALI M.) 9 ALI HASSAN KARIM 08.57 8.12 6.15 12.19 2.26 0.00 37.29 2 7 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 (ALI KARIM) 10 WALID MOHAMMAD 18.31 19.22 19.13 15.39 17.09 18.34 107.48 4 11 0 12 0 20 4 0 0 0 (WALID) 11 DARWISH AHMAD 07.27 5.00 3.34 11.33 0.00 0.00 26.94 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 (DARWISH A.) 12 HUMAID JAMAL 12.00 12,00 24.00 19.19 5.02 22.00 82.21 6 10 2 22 3 0 0 16 10 1 1 (HUMAID)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES Oman

Coach

TALIB HILAL Matches MOHAMMED Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

AL-THANAWI 10 March 2019 OMAN vs IRAQ 20:30 6:3 COUNTRY OMAN GROUP MATCHES DATE OF BIRTH 27 MAY 1964 12 March 2019 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANvs OMAN 20:30 3:4 Outstanding Players QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 OMAN vs BAHRIAN 17:30 5:3 SEMI-FINAL 15 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs OMAN 19:00 3:2 FINAL 17 March 2019 PALESTIN vs OMAN 19:00 2:2 (PSO 3:4) 6 9 10 2 MUSHEL SAMI FAIL AL KHALID ABDULLAH HILAL AL BULUSHI KHAMIS MASOUD ARAIMI MOHAMMED SALIM TEAM DATA oman Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 7

1. Basic Formation 3-1 or 2-2. 2. Players are quick and agile. 3. Rapid transition from defence to attack. 4. High levels of individual technique; able to play in tight situations 5. Technically very good in short and long ball passing. 6. Good anticipation, interceptions; fast, dangerous counterattacking 7. Excellent skill in direct aerial play (overhead kicks, scissor kicks) 8. Comfortable in possession when under pressure

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4 5

1 AMJAD 'ABDALLAH 32.21 19.49 36.00 8.36 24.00 120.06 0 6 0 15 1 0 0 38 10 68 AL-HAMDANI (AMJAD) 2 ABDULLAH MASOUD SALIM 18.59 23.15 21.45 18.28 15.08 96.55 2 22 1 23 0 26 8 0 0 0 2 (ABDULLAH) 3 JALAL KHAMIS AL SINANI 16.21 24.58 23.46 21.10 22.14 107.49 1 6 2 7 4 23 5 0 0 0 (JALAL) 4 YAHYA MABYOUA AL ARAIMI 14.28 10.29 11.25 6.44 12.13 54.39 2 7 0 10 2 17 6 0 0 0 (YAHYA) 5 MANDHAR HILAL HAMED AL 13.01 0.00 4.32 0.00 0.00 17.33 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 ARAIMI (MANDHAR) 6 MUSHEL HILAL AL ARAIMI 22.59 36.00 31.29 32.36 36,04 122.24 2 14 0 22 1 68 6 0 0 0 (MUSHEL) 7 ISHAQ AL MAS MARZOOQ AL 11.02 0.00 0.00 2.56 7.35 20.93 1 2 0 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 QASMI (ISHAQ) 8 NOOH SALIM AL ZADJALI 18.11 13.18 14.35 15.54 10.43 71.61 1 6 0 18 2 19 2 0 0 0 1 (NOOH) 9 SAMI FAIL AL BULUSHI (SAMI) 5.47 11.31 14.05 11.35 14.39 56.57 6 13 1 17 0 5 0 0 0 0 1

10 KHALID KHAMIS MOHAMMED 12.32 21.32 19.34 18.20 19.34 90.52 4 12 0 24 3 33 8 7 0 0 2 ALORAIMI (KHALID 11 MUSAAB FADHIL AL-BREIKI 10.40 2.57 2.50 2.41 2.41 20.29 0 2 0 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 (MUSAAB) 12 HAITHAM HARIB SHOWAN 3.39 16.11 0.00 24.00 12.04 55.54 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 10 4 1 (HAITHAM)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES Palestine

Coach

Matches

IMADELDEEN Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

A. S. HASHIM 7 March 2019 THAILAND vs PALESTINE 20:30 2:5 COUNTRY PALESTINE DATE OF BIRTH 17 MARCH 1976 GROUP MATCHES 9 March 2019 PALESTINE vs AFGHANISTAN 17:30 3:2 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 MALAYSIA vs PALESTINE 19:00 5:6 QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 PALESTINE vs LEBANON 20:30 4:3 SEMI-FINAL 15 March 2019 PALESTINE vs JAPAN 19:00 0:6 1 3 10 9 FINAL 15 March 2019 PALESTIN vs OMAN 17:00 2:2 (PSO 3:4) FADY MAISARA MAHMOUD ISLAM JABER ALBAWWAB ALNEIRAB ABUOBAYDA TEAM DATA palestine Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 1 8

1. Basic formation 3-1 2. Strong mentality, good fighting spirit. 3. Mostly defend in own half and wait for counterattack. 4. Wide variety of well-rehearsed set plays with block-offs in central zone 5. Fast transitions to defensive mechanisms pre-empting counterattacks

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 FADY JABER (F.JABER) 26.13 33.34 30.03 39 29.35 39 196.85 0 8 0 10 3 0 0 52 9 12

2 FADI ALARAWI 15.51 18.28 28.53 26 22.52 34.4 145.24 3 10 0 11 1 53 13 0 0 0 1 (F.ALARAWI) 3 MAISARA ALBAWWAB 31.38 19.52 24.54 35.39 20.15 36 166.98 5 17 0 30 1 60 8 0 0 0 1 (M.ALBAWWAB) 4 IYAD ALNABRISS 1.39 1.59 3.19 6.38 6.48 0.00 19.03 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 (I.ALNABRISS) 5 MOHAMMED ALSDUDI 33.14 36 3.58 0.00 20.52 0.00 93.24 0 3 0 8 0 32 2 0 0 0 2 1 (M.ALSDUDI)

6 MOHAMMAED HASSAN 29.58 31.45 6.18 25.43 29.07 30.19 151.9 3 12 1 21 3 32 11 0 0 0 1 (M.HASSAN) 7 AHMED ALLULAHI 4.21 2.47 16.24 10.12 6.37 1.31 40.72 0 2 1 13 1 8 2 0 0 0 (A.ALLULAHI) 8 ALAA ATIYA 11.30 8.07 12.25 10.04 11.26 11.24 64.16 2 6 0 12 2 14 3 0 0 0 (A.ATIYA) 9 ISLAM ABUOBAYDA 9.50 6.40 26.22 14.14 5.56 21.57 83.39 3 7 1 13 0 14 2 0 0 0 2 (I.ABUOBAYDA) 10 MAHMOUD ALNEIRAB 5.57 10.29 21.34 9.08 18.45 6.36 71.09 4 15 1 11 3 10 5 0 0 0 (M.ALNEIRAB) 11 YOUSEF SHALADAN 3.43 6.23 12.02 6.05 4.24 4.43 36.4 1 2 0 9 1 7 11 0 0 0 (Y.SHALADAN) (Own) 12 IYAD ABUDIAB 0.00 0.00 12 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 (I.ABUDIAB)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES Lebanon

Coach

Matches

ALEX DOMINGOS Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

BRAGA 7 March 2019 LEBANON vs CHINA P.R. 20:30 5:3 COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH 20 DECEMBER 1980 GROUP MATCHES 9 March 2019 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC vs LEBANON 20:30 2:11 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs LEBANON 17:30 3:2 QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 PALESTINE vs LEBANON 19:00 4:3 11 8 10 HAITHAM MOHAMAD HUSSEIN FATTAL MERHI ABDULLAH TEAM DATA Lebanon Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 1 0

1. Basic formation 3-1 or 4-0. 2. Wide variety of well-rehearsed set plays with block-offs in central zone. 3. Fast transitions to defensive mechanisms pre-empting counterattacks. 4. High-tempo passing game with fast support for attacking. 5. Use of long passing for dangerous penetration in wide areas.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4

1 MOHAMED CHOKER (M. CHOKER) 36.03 24.00 12.00 36.00 108.03 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 21 15 12

2 MOHAMAD HALAWI (M. HALAWI) 13.34 19.49 00.00 23.19 56.02 0 4 1 10 0 18 4

3 KARIM MOKDAD (K. MOKDAD) 00.0 6.20 15.34 0.00 21.54 0 1 0 4 0 2 2

4 ABBAS ZEIN EL DINE (A. ZEIN EL DINE) 7.14 9.36 16.12 0.00 32.62 1 3 0 7 0 6 5

5 SAMEH JALAL (S. JALAL) 18.13 14.44 25.37 13.46 71.4 1 2 0 10 3 28 2

6 MOHAMAD MECHLEB MATAR (M. MECH- 25.41 19.26 23.14 23.26 91.07 2 7 8 8 2 18 5 LEB MATAR) 7 HASSAN KADI (H. KADI) 0.00 15.38 21.34 7.55 44.27 2 3 1 14 0 12 3

8 MOHAMAD MERHI (M. MERHI) 29.19 21.00 0.00 27.29 77.48 4 11 1 25 0 21 4

9 HAIDAR MOHAMAD (M. HAIDAR) 15.54 14.27 22.22 12.29 64.32 0 10 0 14 1 12 6

10 HUSSEIN ABDULLAH (H. ABDULLAH) 13.17 9.50 13.51 14.46 50.64 5 9 1 14 1 15 2

11 HAITHAM FATTAL (H. FATTAL) 21.00 15.12 3.56 21.50 61.18 6 14 2 12 0 7 3

12 HUSSEIN SALAME (H. SALAME) 0.00 12.00 18.19 0.00 30.19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Coach

Matches

MARCO OCTAVIO Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT 8 March 2019 IRAQ vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 19:00 2:5 COUNTRY BRAZIL GROUP MATCHES DATE OF BIRTH 19 MARCH 1955 12 March 2019 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN vs OMAN 19:00 3:4 Outstanding Players QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 JAPAN vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 17:30 3:2

8 11 9 2 MOHAMMAD MOHAMMAD MOHAMMADALI AMIR HOSEIN MASOUMIZADE AHMADZADEH MOKHTARI AKBARI TEAM DATA IR Iran Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 1 0

1. Basic formation 3-1 2. High levels of individual technique; able to play in tight situations 3. Strong team ethic; commitment; ‘never give up’ mentality. 4. Diagonal movements allowing players greater freedom to receive in wide areas. 5. Well-rehearsed set plays a major asset in attack.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 SEYED PEYMAN HOSSEINI (P.HOSSEINI 6.26 17.45 11.02 34.73 0 5 1 8 1 0 0 10 4 2

2 AMIR HOSEIN AKBARI (AMIR) 18.18 16.57 0.00 34.75 1 1 0 8 0 11 2 0 0 0 2

3 SAEID PIRAMOUN (S.PIRAMOUN) 19.04 13.34 19.44 51.82 0 0 1 13 7 18 3 0 0 0

4 MOSTAFA KIANI (MOSTAFA) 16.01 16.58 19.09 51.68 0 3 0 13 0 24 1 0 0 0

5 MOHAMMAD MORADI (M.MORADI) 12.31 9.36 12.44 34.11 1 7 1 8 1 7 3 0 0 0

6 MAHDISHIRMOHAMMADI 6.41 4.13 16.06 26.6 1 3 0 8 0 13 2 0 0 0 1 (M.SHIRMOHAMMADI) 7 ALI MIRSHEKARI (A.MIRSHEKAR) 17.09 18.00 25.03 60.12 1 5 0 4 0 18 5 0 0 0

8 MOHAMMADMASOUMIZADE 16.09 20.09 30.39 66.57 2 10 0 8 0 15 7 0 0 0 (M.MASOUMIZADEH) 9 MOHAMMADALI MOKHTARI (MOKHTARI) 10.54 12.19 6.55 29.28 1 6 0 4 0 5 2 0 0 0

10 MOSLEM MESIGAR (MOSLEM) 13.11 8.49 0.00 21.6 0 5 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1

11 MOHAMMADAHMADZADEH 15.09 23.30 27.44 65.83 2 7 1 16 0 10 1 0 0 0 1 (M.AHMADZADEH) 12 HAMID BEHZADPOUR (H.BEHZADPOUR) 29,34 18.15 27.59 45.74 1 7 1 19 1 0 0 30 7 5

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES BAHRAIN

Coach

Matches

MAHMOOD Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

YUSUF ALGHAWI 8 March 2019 BAHRAIN vs QATAR 17:30 5:2 COUNTRY BAHRAIN DATE OF BIRTH 04 AUGUST 1981 GROUP MATCHES 10 March 2019 KUWAIT vs BAHRAIN 17:30 2:5 Outstanding Players 12 March 2019 JAPAN vs BAHRAIN 17:30 6:2 QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 OMAN vs BAHRAIN 16:00 5:3 1 10 SAYED RASHED MOHAMED JAMAL SALEM ABBAS TEAM DATA Bahrain Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 3 7

1. Basic formation 3-1 and 4-0. 2. Flexible in attacking system & react according to the situation. 3. Frequent use of long supply by goalkeeper. 4. Simple game plans executed by players with excellent individual skills.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4

1 SAYED MOHAMED ABBAS (S.MOHAMED) 30 36 36 31.29 133.29 0 6 0 31 2 0 0 31 13 8 1 1

2 EBRAHIM MOHAMED ALMAHJOOB 11.51 18.39 21.00 15.28 66.18 1 5 0 7 1 19 3 0 0 0 (EBRAHIM) 3 ISA MOHAMED ALDOSERI (ISA) 13.23 7.10 4.35 0.00 24.68 0 0 0 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 1

4 HESHAM YUSUF AHMED (HESHAM) 8.28 13.22 19.55 0.00 41.05 0 1 0 11 0 7 5 0 0 0 2

5 MOHAMED MOHAMED ASHOOR 6.33 2.39 0.00 17.24 25.96 0 2 0 5 0 9 2 0 0 0 1 (M.ASHOOR) 6 ABBSA FADHEL ZUBAYEL (ABBAS) 13.20 14.59 0.00 11.37 39.16 1 3 0 4 0 7 2` 0 0 0

7 MOHAMED DARWISH EBRAHIM 6.48 8.47 7.01 17.19 39.15 1 5 0 5 1 9 2 0 0 0 (M.DARWISH) 8 SALMAN KHALED ALYAQOOBI 17.39 18.08 24.04 17.29 76.8 3 9 0 8 2 28 4 0 0 0 1 (SALMAN) 9 AYOOB NASEEB MUBARAK (AYOOB ) 24.12 23.53 25.15 24.03 96.83 1 7 0 10 0 31 9 0 0 0

10 RASHED JAMAL SALEM (R.JAMAL) 22.04 24.58 28.41 24.10 99.13 4 11 0 11 3 17 3 0 0 0 2

11 ABDULLA ABDULLATIF ALABDULLA 19.42 9.25 12.45 16.30 57.42 2 5 0 16 0 12 3 0 0 0 1 (A.ALABDULLA) 12 KHALIFA EBRAHIM SALEH (KHALIFA) 6 0.00 0.00 4.31 10.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES MALAYSIA

Coach

Matches

MOHD FAIZAL BIN Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

MD SO'OD 7 March 2019 AFGHANISTAN vs MALAYSIA 17:30 3:2 COUNTRY MALAYSIA DATE OF BIRTH 05 MAY 1974 GROUP MATCHES 9 March 2019 MALAYSIA vs THAILAND 20:30 5:4 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 MALAYSIA vs PALESTINE 19:00 5:6 QUARTER-FINAL 14 March 2019 UAE vs MALAYSIA 19:00 8:1 4 3 12 MOHAMAD MUHAMMAD MOHD NAZRI NORAZMAN QUSHAIRIE SULAIMAN ASAARI TEAM DATA malaysia Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 4

1. Basic formation 4-0 or 1-2-1. 2. Speed + anticipation = interceptions and rapid counter attacks. 3. Patient build-up; good movements to open passing lines.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

FIELD MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3 4

1 MOHD HAFIZ ARBAEN 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.01 2.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (HAFIZ) 2 AZRIZAN AHMAD 6.45 10.13 6.22 8.17 30.97 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 (AZRIZAN) 3 MUHAMMAD QUSHAIRIE 11.29 15.51 20.30 15.42 62.52 3 15 1 18 1 27 3 0 0 0 ASAARI (QUSHAIRIE) 4 MOHAMAD NORAZMAN 24.47 21.06 24.45 23.39 93.37 0 3 2 20 2 18 5 0 0 0 2 (NORAZMAN) 5 MOHD HASROL ALI 8.01 13.45 12.47 17.47 51.4 3 8 1 5 1 15 3 0 0 0 (HASROL) 6 WAN MUHAMMAD SYARIF 18.48 15.29 13.48 17 64.25 0 3 0 13 0 17 3 0 0 0 1 (SYARIF) 7 MOHD SHAFIQ RIZA HUZAIR 15.59 15.22 10.40 14.47 55.68 0 6 0 7 0 21 3 0 0 0 1 (SHAFIQ) 8 AZRUL AZHAR 4.24 6.13 3.30 0.00 13.67 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 (AZRUL) 9 MOHD RIDHWAN ZAINAL 11.36 3.06 10.12 10.35 34.89 3 6 0 3 0 9 2 0 0 0 (RIDHWAN) 10 MOHD ZAHARIM YUSOF 23.16 21.07 19.45 20.07 83.75 2 8 0 7 0 8 5 0 0 0 (ZAHARIM) 11 MOHD RIDUWAN MOHD NOOR 25.03 21.48 21.41 16.06 83.98 0 3 1 10 1 25 1 0 0 0 (RIDUWAN) 12 MOHD NAZRI SULAIMAN 39 36 36 33.59 144.59 1 6 1 16 0 0 0 30 24 18 (NAZRI)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES CHINA PR

Coach

Matches

RAMIRO FIGUEIRAS Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

AMARELLE 8 March 2019 LEBANON vs CHINA P.R. 14:00 5:3 COUNTRY GROUP DATE OF BIRTH 17 DECEMBER 1977 MATCHES 12 March 2019 CHINA P.R vs UNITED ARAEMIRATES 19:00 2:6 Outstanding Players 8 March 2019 CHINA P.R vs KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 17:30 9:3

10 LIU YISI TEAM DATA China pr Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 6

1. Basic formation 1-2-1 or 3-1. 2. Good team spirit. 3. Man to man marking – tight and disciplined.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 HAN YINGNAN (HAN YN) 19.53 9 0.00 28.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 12

2 HAN XUEGENG (HAN XG) 17.56 18.33 18.48 54.37 4 5 1 14 1 12 8 0 0 0 2

3 LIANG SHUAI (LIANG S) 4.25 5.34 8.08 13.42 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0

4 WANGJUN (WANG J) 8.12 11.20 9.00 28.32 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0

5 HAO MIN HUI (HAO MH) 15.05 18.05 14.12 47.22 0 2 0 2 0 7 5 3 0 0

6 WANG CUNDE (WANG CD) 17.01 8.54 11.23 36.78 0 1 1 6 1 6 1 3 0 0 1

7 BAI FAN (BAI F) 18.01 18.04 15.59 51.64 1 3 1 8 0 15 1 0 0 0 1

8 CAI WEIMING (CAI WM) 14.38 18.19 17.31 49.88 3 7 0 8 1 19 6 0 0 0

9 LIU HAORAN (LIU HR) 17.48 16.47 18.20 52.15 3 7 1 7 1 5 2 0 0 0

10 LIU YISI (LIU YS) 17.19 16.56 18.38 52.13 2 4 0 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 1

11 GUO XUCHENJIAO (GUO XCJ) 5.51 11.28 11.41 28.2 1 1 0 6 0 9 2 0 0 0 1

12 GUO WEI (GUO W) 16.41 15.22 36.00 67.63 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 27 11 9

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES Thailand

Coach

Matches

ABOLFAZL Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

HODABANDEHLOO 7 March 2019 THAILAND vs PALESTINE 20:30 2:5 COUNTRY SINGAPORE GROUP DATE OF BIRTH 02 MARCH 1959 MATCHES 9 March 2019 MALAYSIA vs THAILAND 20:30 5:4 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 THAILAND vs AFGHANISTAN 20:30 2:0

8 10 TANANDON KOMKRIT PRARACHA NANAN TEAM DATA Thailand Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 4 4

1. Basic formation 3-1. 2. Strong team ethic, commitment, with key players taking on heavy workloads. 3. Good anticipation, interceptions; fast, dangerous counterattacking. 4. Well-structured positional play with emphasis on intensity.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 NARONG WISETSRI (NARONG) 20.03 24.09 0.00 44.12 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 13 4 3

2 WATCHARA LEPAIJIT (WATCHARA) 28.09 21.52 27.47 77.08 0 4 0 4 3 21 3 0 0 0

3 NATEE JEEPON (NATEE) 5.46 11.48 14.28 31.22 0 3 0 8 0 13 1 0 0 0 1

4 SITTICHAI CHIMCHUMSILP (SITTICHAI) 4.27 5.20 9.05 18.52 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

5 KITTIN LORJANAD (KITTIN ) 27.31 22.10 21.32 70.73 1 9 0 7 1 20 7 0 0 0 (Own)

6 MANUS MADTOHA (MANUS) 13.36 21.17 12.54 47.07 0 4 0 8 0 4 7 0 0 0

7 PIYAPONG SONGPIEW (PIYAPONG) 12.18 13.58 0.00 25.76 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

8 TANANDON PRARACHA (TANANDON) 13.21 14.55 12.40 40.16 4 6 0 10 0 5 2 0 0 0

9 THAKORN WIKAYAPHAN (THAKORN) 12.31 9.46 7.05 28.82 2 6 0 9 0 1 0 0 0

10 KOMKRIT NANAN (KOMKRIT) 18.35 17.18 23.22 58.75 2 14 2 15 0 1 1 0 0 0

11 WUTTINAN PRUETHONG (WUTTINAN) 7.20 6.32 11.19 24.71 0 3 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1

12 BORIBOON KLANGLAR (BORIBOON) 15.57 12.05 36 63.62 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 18 7 6

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES kuwait

Coach

AHMED Matches MOHAMED Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT

ABDELRAZEK 8 March 2019 JAPAN vs KUWAIT 20:30 8:1 COUNTRY EGYPT 23 JULY 1970 GROUP DATE OF BIRTH MATCHES 10 March 2019 KUWAIT vs BAHRAIN 17:30 2:5 Outstanding Players 12 March 2019 QATAR vs KUWAIT 20:30 1:8

10 ABDULLATIF ALHAMAD Kuwait TEAM DATA Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 4

1. Basic formation 1-2-1 or -2-2. 2. Play short pass and penetrate in middle court. 3. Good confident in short passing in offensive. 4. High confident level during attacking. 5. Some players have quick transition.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 NAWAF HAJIAH (N.HAJIAH) 24 6.12 0.00 30.12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 2 2

2 MOHAMMAD ALKANDARI 25.08 25.53 15.26 65.87 0 1 0 12 1 19 5 0 0 0 1 (M.ALKANDARI) 3 YOUSEF ALSAQER (Y.ALSAQER) 4.07 6.03 8.09 18.19 0 1 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 0

4 FAISAL E N ALSHAMMARI 14.10 6.05 11.48 31.63 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 (F.ALSHAMMARI) 5 MOHAMMAD BU-ABBAS (M.BU-AB- 13.21 4.29 11.39 28.89 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 BAS) 6 ALI ABDULLAH (A.ABDULLAH) 14.49 10.01 10.35 34.85 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0

7 MOHAMMED (M.HAJEYAH) 13.37 22.48 18.44 54.29 2 6 0 14 0 13 5 0 0 0

8 MAHDI ALQALLAF (M.ALQALLAF) 20.51 20.58 15.01 56.1 0 4 0 7 1 11 4 0 0 0 1

9 ALI ALSAIF (A.ALSAIF) 15.36 11.16 17.15 43.67 0 6 1 7 0 6 6 0 0 0

10 ABDULLATIF ALHAMAD (A.ALHAMAD) 15.19 22.08 22.14 59.41 4 8 0 16 0 15 3 0 0 0 1

11 ABDULRAHMAN ALYAQOUB 6.59 14.19 13.03 33.81 4 8 1 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 (A.ALYAQOUB) 12 MOHAMMAD ALSHAER (M.ALSHAER) 12 29.48 36 77.48 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 20 4 7

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES AFGHANISTAN

Coach

ASHTYANI Matches MEYSAM Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT COUNTRY ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN DATE OF BIRTH 11 JUNE 1986 7 March 2019 AFGHANISTAN vs MALAYSIA 17:30 3:2 GROUP MATCHES 9 March 2019 PALESTINE vs AFGHANISTAN 17:30 3:2 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 THAILAND vs AFGHANISTAN 20:30 2:0

1 8 11 S. SHAHAB SAMI ULLAH SHARIFI SHAH ALAVI MOHAMMADI ZAINUDDIN TEAM DATA AFGHANISTAN Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 4

1. Basic formation 3-1. 2. Good physical condition. 3. Use of long passing for dangerous penetration in wide areas. 4. Good anticipation, interceptions; fast, dangerous counterattacking. 5. Possession game based on combinations, well-organised off-ball movements.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 S SHAHAB SHAH ALAVI (S.ALAVI) 39 35.29 36 110.29 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 52 9 8

2 NADER NADERI (N.NADERI) 0.00 2.37 0.00 2.37 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 MOHAMMAD TAMIM HAIDARI 10.56 5.48 6.39 22.43 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 (T.HAIDARI) 4 HAZRAT GUL BARAN (H.BARAN) 7.57 3.41 3.31 14.29 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 0

5 MOHAMMAD AIMAL TOTAKHAIL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (A.TOTAKHAIL) 6 MURTAZA JAFARI (M.JAFARI) 21.15 9.18 5.28 35.16 0 3 0 10 0 2 4 0 0 0

7 ABDUL RAUF QADERI (R.QADERI) 18.15 19.29 28.27 65.17 1 8 1 22 2 6 3 0 0 0

8 SAMI ULLAH MOHAMMADI 27.98 22.46 23.41 73.85 3 11 0 10 0 12 4 0 0 0 (S.MOHAMMADI) 9 RAMEZ FAROOQ (R.FAROOQ) 16.50 30.33 30.33 77.16 0 8 0 13 0 23 4 0 0 0 1

10 MAHMOOD AZAD (M.AZAD) 13.59 13.30 9.44 36.33 0 2 0 10 0 4 1 0 0 0

11 ZAINUDDIN SHARIFI (Z.SHARIFI) 39 36 36 111 0 7 0 11 0 30 5 0 0 0 1

12 ALI JUBAIR LALI (A.LALI) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES iraq

Coach

Matches KARIM MOGHADDAM Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT 8 March 2019 IRAQ vs ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 19:00 2:5 COUNTRY ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN GROUP DATE OF BIRTH 22 APRIL 1975 MATCHES 10 March 2019 OMAN vs IRAQ 19:00 6:3 Outstanding Players

10 4 SAJJAD SALAH SALAM IBRAHIM HATEM AL-IEDANI TEAM DATA IRAQ Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 7

1. Basic formation 3-1. 2. Good physical condition. 3. Use of long passing for dangerous penetration in wide areas 4. Good anticipation, interceptions; fast, dangerous counterattacking 5. Possession game based on combinations, well-organised off-ball movements.

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH 2 TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1

1 MOHAMMED SAAD AL-MSARI 31.04 21.02 52.06 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 15 6 MOHAMMED S. 2 ALI AHMED AL-LAMI 18.51 15.46 33.97 1 5 0 7 0 8 7 0 0 0 2 (ALI A.) 3 MOHAND MAHMOOD ALGHESHE 6.51 8.42 14.93 0 2 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 MOHANAD M. 4 SALAM IBRAHIM AL-IEDANI 19.40 13.37 32.77 0 1 0 12 0 17 0 0 0 0 2 (SALAM I.) 5 ALI JABBAR AL-RUBAIAWI 17.48 19.54 37.02 0 3 0 5 0 11 14 0 0 0 1 (A. JABBAR) 6 SALAH HASAN AL-BAZOONI 15.42 15.58 31 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 (SALAH H.) 7 MURTADHA QASIM KINANI 12.06 16.26 28.32 1 6 1 11 0 4 3 0 0 0 (MURTADHA Q.) 8 MOHAMMED RIDHA ALI 8.53 7.30 15.83 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 (M. RIDHA) 9 MOHAMMED NAJI 16.32 21.53 37.85 1 2 1 11 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 (M. NAJI) 10 SAJJAD SALAH HATEM 17.49 17.17 34.66 1 3 0 9 0 15 4 0 0 0 1 (SAJJAD S.) 11 HUSSEIN KHUDHAIR AL-KINANI 9.08 6,57 15.65 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 (HUSSEIN K.) 12 MOHAMMED SAMI SABEEH 4.56 14.56 19.12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 3 0 (M. SAMI)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES QATAR

Coach

Matches AHMED GHOLAM AL-BALOSHI Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT 8 March 2019 BAHRAIN vs QATAR 17:30 5:2 COUNTRY QATAR DATE OF BIRTH 12 JANUARY 1980 GROUP MATCHES 10 March 2019 QATAR vs JAPAN 20:30 1:7 Outstanding Players 12 March 2019 QATAR vs KUWAIT 20:30 1:8

5 ABDULLA ALI A. F. AL BUAINAIN TEAM DATA Qatar Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 0 2

1. Basic formation 3-1 2. Use of long passing for dangerous penetration in wide areas 3. Good anticipation, interceptions; fast, dangerous counterattacking

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 ABDULRAHMAN MOHSIN A S QAHTAN 18.01 24 24 66.01 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 5 14 (ABDULRAHMAN) 2 HAZEM SAMY I E SELIM 19.06 24.08 18.02 37.08 1 3 0 10 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 (HAZEM) 3 SRHAN ALKHLIF 23.21 13.49 14.46 51.16 2 4 1 7 1 10 5 0 0 0 (SRHAN) 4 SAAD BILAL S A AL-SHAHWANI 1.14 0.00 3.04 4.18 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 (SAAD) 5 ABDULLA ALI A. F AL BUAINAIN 36 30.53 26.55 93.08 0 3 0 5 0 18 6 0 0 0 (ABDULLA) 6 NAIEF EISA N A AL-ENAZI 21.24 28.56 26.05 75.85 0 1 0 7 0 20 3 0 0 0 1 (NAIEF) 7 RASHID YOUSUF E R AL-BOININ 1.33 4.22 15.41 20.96 0 3 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 (RASHID) 8 FAHAD AL-SHARSHANI 3.55 3.21 4.01 10.77 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 (FAHAD) 9 MUBARAK AL-MUHAZAA 10.24 11.52 5.13 26.89 0 1 0 7 1 5 0 0 0 0 (MUBARAK) 10 FAWAZ DAOUD (FAWAZ) 6.30 0.00 10.17 16.47 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0

11 IBRAHIM AL-ROMAIHI (IBRAHIM) 20.33 26.39 19.56 66.28 0 4 0 9 0 19 3 0 0 0

12 AMRO FAWZI MAHMOUD 17.59 12 12 41.59 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 4 4 SHANA' (AMRO)

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 6: TEAM PROFILES KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Coach

Matches MUKTARBEK OROZBAKOV Stage DATE MATCH TIME RESULT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES vs 7 March 2019 19:00 6:1 COUNTRY KYRGYZ REPUBLIC KYRGYZ REPUBLIC DATE OF BIRTH 27 NOVEMBER 1975 GROUP MATCHES 9 March 2019 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC vs LEBANON 14:00 2:11 Outstanding Players 11 March 2019 CHINA P.R vs KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 17:30 9:3

11 DUISHEEV KAIRAT TEAM DATA KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Key Points DISCIPLINARY RECORD 1 10

1. Basic formation 3-1 2. Good physical condition. 3. Possession game based on combinations, well-organised off-ball movements

Goal Conceded Goal Scored Attacking Direction

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Appreances

ATTACKING DEFENDING

MINUTES PLAYED SHOTS PASSES FIELD GOALKEEPER SANCTIONS PLAYER

NO PLAYER MATCH MATCH MATCH TOTAL SCORE SAVED POST OUT ASSIST IP DP CS NCS DO YC 2YC RC 1 2 3

1 MAKSIMISHKIN MAKSIM (MAKSIMISHKIN) 31.12 22.27 24.00 77.39 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 12 16 2

2 CHABALIEV ERMEK (CHABALIEV) 0.00 13.34 12.00 25.34 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 6 2

3 OROZALIEV EDIL (OROZALIEV E. ) 16.56 20.25 28.30 65.11 0 2 0 7 1 15 5 0 0 0 1

4 URDOLOTOV DZHYRGALBEK 0.00 4.14 12.57 16.71 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 (URDOLOTOV) 5 OROZALIEV BAKTIIAR 26.07 13.53 0.00 39.6 0 0 0 4 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 (OROZALIEV B. ) 6 ZHANALIEV BAKYT (ZHANALIEV) 10.06 6.53 0.00 16.59 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1

7 MIRLAN UULU NURBAKYT ( MIRLAN U) 17.41 15.45 25.16 58.02 0 4 0 8 0 24 7 0 0 0

8 DIUSHENOV URMAT (DIUSHENOV) 10.19 11.01 18.32 39.52 1 3 0 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 1

9 ABDYKALYI UULU AKTILEK 15.12 12.46 18.01 45.59 1 5 0 13 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 (ABDYKALYI U) 10 ALMAZBEKOV ERBOL (ALMAZBEKOV) 15.25 18.33 27.28 60.86 3 6 0 13 0 11 15 0 0 0 1

11 DUISHEEV KAIRAT ( DUISHEEV) 23.02 26.38 0.00 49.4 1 4 0 9 0 15 2 0 0 0 2

12 TALAIBEKOV DANIIAR (TALAIBEKOV) 0.00 6.44 12,26 6.44 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

Legend: IP: Intercepted Pass | DP: Dispossessed Opponent | CS: Completed Save | NCS: Non Completed Save | DO: Deflected Out of the pitch

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Section 7: referees The team of Referees and Assistant Referees Beach Soccer Referee Instructors/Assessors 1. Seyedsadreddin Mousavi IRN 2. Mohammed Saeed Humaid Yaaqoub Alshanasi UAE Fitness Referees Instructor 1. Ravichandran Chappanimutu MAS assistant referees 1. Abdulla Saleh Qasim Saleh BHR 2. Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim BHR 3. Li Qibin CHN 4. Shao Liang CHN 5. Ali Sharifat IRN 6. Ebrahim Akbarpour IRN 7. Makoto Sato JPN 8. Yuichi Hatano JPN 9. Hassan Abed Rabbo LIB 10. Suhaimi Bin Mat Hassan MAS 11. Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Bin Wan Ibrahim MAS 12. Turki’ Abdullah Said Al Salehi OMA 13. Suwat Wongsuwan THA 14. Ahmed Mohamed Obaid Ali Alsalami UAE 15. Ebrahim Yousef Khalaf Jaber Almansoori UAE 16. Bakhtiyor Namazov UZB Stand-by Referees 1. Fallah Hassan Mohammed OMA

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Section 8: STAR SELECTION DREAM TEAM

MOHAMED ABDULLA OZU MOREIRA WALEED BESHR YAHYA MABYOUA YAMAUCHI SHUSEI )Goalkeeper No. 1( )No. 10( )No. 4( )No. 4( )No. 9( Reserves Team

TERUKINA SHINGO MAISARA K. K. ALBAWWAB MUSHEL HILAL WALID MOHAMMAD AKAGUMA TAKUYA )Goalkeeper No. 1( )No. 3( )No. 6( )No. 10( )No. 2(

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Section 9: coaches talking Points

have the environment which focuses on beach soccer. IS IT THE HEAD COACH OR THE For example, Lebanon and Iraq have a huge amount of CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTRY THAT potential if they focus on creating an environment for CREATE THE PLAYING STYLE? beach soccer with coaches and everything they can be It’s both. I know it’s something that doesn’t look normal - better in the future. when we’re winning 7-1 and I still look super angry - but it has to be that way, because we have to keep the tension ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING and have to be better. We can’t just be relaxed because ORGANISED LEAGUES we’re winning. It’s part of the Japanese character. You have to keep hitting hard. If I go to Iran or some other Let’s say if the environment in all Asian countries can country, it’s because my character would blend in with be developed to this level, every country in Asia can be the culture. The reason I’m doing it like this is because World Cup finalists, and the finalists could be only Asian I’m not only here to fight with Kuwait, or Iran, or whoever teams. That is the potential. - I’m aiming to be the champion at the World Cup, and my character is working with Japanese culture. That is ON FITNESS OF THE FOUR SEMI-FINAL Ruy Ramos. I’m expecting China - who has a beautiful TEAMS (AND THE COMPETITION FORMAT) beach soccer player (Amarelle) as head coach - if they Ruy Ramos can blend the character of the coach and the country, to UAE is the fittest team. Their level is good. There’s one grow up and become one the leaders in Asia. thing I really want you to write, about the grouping. In Asia, there is Iran, Japan, Oman, UAE and Bahrain - those countries lead in Asia, so as a grouping Pot A, Pot B ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG COACH DISCUSSION: RUY RAMOS (JPN) etc. It is supposed to be (seeded from) one to eight. I GOALKEEPER understand there is a hosting country (Thailand), but ON THE GAP BETWEEN THE STRENGTH to be honest, for developing the Asian level, just forget The first job of the goalkeeper is the make saves, and also LEVELS about the host country (being seeded). IT has to be he has to have an intense, long and accurate throw. In my In the history of beach soccer in Asia: Japan, Iran, Oman, by the rankings for the group stage. I really care about opinion, in beach soccer right now, everyone is scoring UAE. Those are the teams with the background and Asian beach soccer and I’m still willing to do everything from the goalkeeper, but if possible, I’d like to change environment to play beach soccer. In terms of the teams to help and develop the sport. As a competition, lets say the rule so that the goalkeeper cannot score directly. I with potential in Asia, with everyone, there is not much there’s a strong team, they should be in the competition. think it should indirect and the goalkeeper should stay in difference. When it comes to the game, everyone gives Thailand was hosting but their level wasn’t good enough, the goalkeeper zone. If the middle playing zone is more 100 per cent effort, but the difference comes from the so they shouldn’t be treated as one of the top teams. It’s wide, it might be more interesting in the game. history, the culture, the economic situation and everyone entertainment as well. It’s better to be fair and to think has difficulties. The strong countries are the ones who of what is proper.

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Section 10: Awards

FAIRPLAY AWARDS CRITERIA: Negative

Teams are assessed in five categories, with a further • Slowing down the game category relating to the behavior of the public. This is • Time wasting how the points are calculated. • Tactics based on foul play • Play-acting (simulation)

1. RED AND YELLOW CARD (MAX. 10 MARKS) 3. RESPECT TOWARDS THE OPPONENT (MAX. 5 MARKS) If a player who is on a yellow card (-1 point) commits another yellow card offence, only the red card will Players should respect the Laws of the Game count (-3 points). But if a player who has already and abide by the spirit of Fair Play. The Fair Play been cautioned then commits a red card offence, delegate’s assessment will not double count items both cards will count (so the player will receive -4 already covered in the ‘Red and Yellow cards’ points). This is the only section in which it is possible category, but the seriousness of the offences to receive a score below zero. punished by cards may be considered. This category will also include offences overlooked by the referee. 2. POSITIVE PLAY (MAX. 10 MARKS) Any single major incident between players may have a significant bearing on the final score. --- This is designed to encourage attractive play that will increase the enjoyment of spectators and the 4. RESPECT TOWARDS THE REFEREE following areas are taken into consideration: (MAX. 5 MARKS) Positive Players are expected to respect the officials - FAIRPLAY AWARDS: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • Using attacking tactics, not defensive including assistants - at all times. The Fair Play delegate’s assessment will not double count items The AFC Fair Play Award is awarded to the team • Speeding up the game already covered in the ‘Red and Yellow cards’ but the which has collected the most Fair Play points in the • Efforts to gain time (e.g. bringing the ball back seriousness of the offences punished by cards may competition. AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2019 into play quickly even if the team is in a winning be considered. Any single major incident may have a winner UNITED ARAB EMIRATES won the Fair Play position) significant bearing on the score.A positive attitude, Award after amassing 52.00 points. • Continuing to push for goals when in a winning including the acceptance of doubtful decisions position without protest, will be rewarded with high marks.

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Section 10: Awards

5. BEHAVIOUR OF THE OFFICIALS MVP AWARDS: OZU MOREIRA (MAX. 5 MARKS) Ozu Moreira was crowed the AFC Beach soccer Team officials, including coaches, are expected to Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) develop the sporting, technical and tactical level The 33-year-old scored three times during the of their team – and instruct players to behave in competition. accordance with the Fair Play principles. Positive and negative aspects of the team officials’ conduct will MVP SELECTION CRITERIA be assessed – such as whether they calm down or provoke angry players or fans and how they accept 1. Semi finalist Team. the decisions of the referee. Co-operation with the 2. No red card received. media will also be taken into account. Any single major incident may have a significant bearing on 3. Major impact on outcome of the match. the final mark, as will breaches of the regulations • Inspiration to others governing the dugout and technical area. • Technical skills For categories 1-5, the overall assessment of a • Tactical Awareness team is obtained by adding up the points given for • Physical Fitness the individual categories, dividing this sum by the maximum points score (40) and multiplying it by 10. • Sporting Behavior • Fair Play Total Number of points (x 10 / (40*)).

In addition, there is one further category assessed by the Fair Play delegate

6. BEHAVIOR OF THE CROWD (MAX. 5 MARKS)

All teams begin with a score of 5 points. A maximum of a further 5 points can be added for: --- • Verbal support in acceptable form • Covert recognition of outstanding play by the opponents TOP GOAL SCORER AWARDS A maximum of 5 points can be deducted for: Ozu Moreira emerged as the AFC Beach Soccer • Persistent foul and abusive language Championship Top Scorer with 9 goals. Assists • Persistent abuse of the officials’ decisions will be included if two or more players were • Aggressive and threatening conduct towards equal on goals scored. opposing fans

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Section 11: EXTRA TIME VENUE Pattaya, Thailand

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Section 11: EXTRA TIME

AFC & BEACH SOCCER COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON 1. Mr. Ali Kafashian Naeini IRN DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON 1. Mr. Hachem Sayed Ali Haidar LEB MEMBER 1. Mr. Ali Ahmed Al Buainain BAH 2. Mr. Kazi Nabil Ahmed BGD 3. Mr. Eric Fok Kai-Shan HKG 4. Mr. Yahya Z. Mohsin IRQ 5. Mr. Benjamin Chio MAC 6. Mr. Bassam Adeel Jaleel MDV 7. Sheikh Hamed Al Maamari OMA 8. Mr. Adisak Benjasiriwan THA 9. Mr. Azat Muradov TKM 10. Mr. Jahangir Usmanov UZB

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Section 11: EXTRA TIME

AFC Technical STUDY Group Head TSG 1. Ali Targholizadeh IRN TSG Coordinator 1. Mohd Izzat Nazrin MAS TSG Analysts 1. Ling Luhui CHN 2. Salah Salman Hasan Mohamed BAH

Tsg Assistants 1. Arumney Krithong THA 2. Samarnpan Deemongkol THA 3. Sarawut Yindeesub THA 4. Dechathon Doktakian THA 5. Masayuki Yoshida THA 6. Warapon Saitong THA 7. Chalermchai Saelim THA 8. Kiattisak Somboon THA 9. Akom Tapa THA 10. Supakrit Sriarj THA 11. Ratthaphong Nadee THA 12. Poramaet Maskeereewong THA

Technical Report and Statistics | 76 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 Acknowledgements

Editorial Group: Design and Layout: Colin Gibson Esther Grace Low Ali Targholizadeh Benjamin Lam Mohd Izzat Nazrin Photos: Technical Study Adam Aidil Padali Group Analysts: Vachira Kalong Ling Luhui (CHN) Asian Football Salah Salman Hasan Confederation Mohamed (BAH)

Production Team: Helen Summers Hazimi Halim Tom Engelhardt

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